A review by anjh
Let Me Go: Abused and Afraid, She Has Nothing to Live for by Casey Watson

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

5.0

i want to start off this review by saying, if you’re thinking of reading this book, *MAJOR* trigger warning for s**cide, SI, s3lf h*rm, mental illness and @b*se. 

this book was incredibly dark and sad but very gripping. i think the reason i found it so “easy” to keep reading is the fact that to some small extent i relate to Harley in ways i won’t go into but i do know what it’s like to be a mentally ill teenager convinced they are hopeless and could very much empathise with her not wanting Casey to worry about her. often mental illness really feels like another person who is there but isn’t really you.

i think this book did a great job at showing the awful reality of 28-day placement in foster care (not that i would have any experience) and how hard that can be for both foster carer and child. i really think more work still needs to be done in the system to ensure better outcomes for these poor children who have often been through so much.

i forgot a few times that this was based on a true story through how horrific the story actually was but unfortunately this is the reality for some children and the foster system. 

again, if you’re thinking of reading, please check trigger/content warnings. 
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